EDUCATION Bachelor of Science Department of Biology & Geology University of South Carolina Aiken PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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1 Curriculum Vitae R. Brandon Cromer Assistant Professor of Biology Augusta State University Department of Biology 2500 Walton Way Augusta, GA EDUCATION Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation Title: Relationships between Terrestrial Vertebrates and Coarse Woody Debris Created by Hurricane Hugo on Coastal South Carolina Floodplain Forests Master of Science Department of Forest Resources Thesis Title: The Effects of Gap Creation and Harvest-Created Ruts on Herpetofauna in a Southern Bottomland Hardwood Forest Bachelor of Science Department of Biology & Geology University of South Carolina Aiken PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Assistant Professor Department of Biology Augusta State University Augusta, GA August 2006 Current Anatomy & Physiology I Anatomy & Physiology II Ecology Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy Ornithology

2 Assistant Professor Department of Science and Mathematics Mount Olive College August 2006 Current Principles of Biology General Botany Limnology Anatomy and Physiology Ecology Adjunct Professor Department of Biological Sciences Furman University January 2006 May 2006 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (Chordate Morphology) Adjunct Faculty (Biology Instructor) Department of Biological Sciences Greenville Technical College January 2005 August 2006 General Biology I General Biology II Anatomy / Physiology I Medical Terminology Temporary Position December 2004 May 2005 Literature survey of the exotic invasive plant Beach vitex, Vitex rotundifolia Adjunct Faculty (Biology Instructor) Science Department Tricounty Technical College August 2004 May 2005 General Biology I Laboratories 2

3 Field Technician (Vertebrate Biologist) May 2004 August 2004 Sample upland herpetofauna Sample upland small mammals Point counts for song birds Breeding bird nest searching Vegetation analysis Graduate Research Assistant January present Sample bottomland (riparian) herpetofauna Sample bottomland (riparian) small mammals Inventory coarse woody debris in coastal forests Guest and substitute lectures on herpetology and conservation biology Temporary Position January 2003 September 2003 Literature survey of vertebrate wildlife and Appalachian forest types Author of internet encyclopedia (Vertebrate Wildlife of Appalachian Forest Communities) Field Technician (Endangered Species Biologist) Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Webb Wildlife Management Area (Punta Gorda, FL) November 1999 June 2000 Location / mapping of red cockaded woodpecker (RCW) cavity trees Surveying for endangered / threatened species (RCW, gopher tortoise, Florida scrub jay, crested caracara) RCW roost surveys Collection of Global Positioning System (GPS) data Prescribed burning 3

4 Field Technician (Endangered Species Biologist) S. C. Department of Natural Resources Sandhills State Forest (Patrick, SC) May 1999 November 1999 RCW clutch / roost surveys / bird banding Installation of artificial RCW cavity inserts RCW translocation (in association with the US Fish and Wildlife Agency) Collection of Global Positioning System (GPS) data Graduate Research Assistant Department of Forest Resources August Sample bottomland (riparian) herpetofauna at the Savannah River Site in Aiken, SC Sample herpetofauna in the Clemson Experimental Forest in Clemson, SC Field Technician (Herpetologist) University of South Carolina Aiken May 1995 August 1997 (1) Riparian Restoration Herpetofauna Population Study (2) Carolina Bay Restoration Herpetofauna Population Study (3) Bottomland Hardwood Herpetofauna Population Study TEACHING/GUEST LECTURING EXPERIENCE 2005 Ecology (Instructor: B. Miller / Greenville Technical College) Lecture on herpetofauna Trapping techniques for herpetofauna 2004 Conservation Biology (Professor: Dr. J.D. Lanham / Clemson Lead discussion of various conservation topics 2004 Wildlife Biology (Professor: Dr. W. Bowerman / Clemson Trapping techniques of aquatic herpetofauna 2004 Wildlife Biology (Professor: Dr. J.R. Sweeney / Clemson Trapping techniques of aquatic herpetofauna 4

5 2003 Environmental Biology (Professor: J.E. Krebs / Francis Marion Botanical laboratory exercise 2003 Conservation Biology (Professor: Dr. J.D. Lanham / Clemson Lecture on species diversity Lecture on mass extinction 2002 Forest Ecology (Professor: Dr. C.A. Gresham / Clemson University, Horry-Georgetown Technical College) Lecture on herpetofauna ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION 2009 Pond Presentations (North Augusta Elementary School) Demonstrations of ecological data collection 2008 Pond Presentations (North Augusta Elementary School) Demonstrations of ecological data collection 2004 Forestry Summer Camp () Trapping techniques of herpetofauna 2004 Summer Camp at Francis Beidler Forest (National Audubon Society) Demonstrations with herpetofauna 2003 Summer Camp at Francis Beidler Forest (National Audubon Society) Demonstrations with herpetofauna 2002 Summer Camp at Francis Beidler Forest (National Audubon Society) Demonstrations with herpetofauna PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS Cromer, R.B Associations between two bottomland hardwood forest shrew species and hurricane-generated woody debris. Southeastern Naturalist 6(2): Cromer, R.B. In revision. Role of hurricane-generated debris as habitat for herpetofauna. 5

6 Cromer, R.B., J.D. Lanham, and H.G. Hanlin Herpetofaunal Response to Gap and Skidder-Rut Wetland Creation in a Southern Bottomland Hardwood Forest. In: S. Destefano and R.G. Haight (eds): Forest Wildlife-Habitat Relationships: Population and Community Responses to Forest Management. Society of American Foresters, Bethesda, Maryland. pp Cromer, R.B., J.D. Lanham, and H.G. Hanlin Herpetofaunal Response to Gap and Skidder-Rut Wetland Creation in a Southern Bottomland Hardwood Forest. Forest Science 48 (2): PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS: 2009 Cromer, R.B. Amphibians and Reptiles of the Central Savannah River Area. Augusta Sierra Club. April Cromer, R.B. Resource Conservation. Earth Day Global Sustainability Lectures. Augusta State University. April Cromer, R.B. Wetland Associations of Southern Amphibians and Reptiles. Aiken-Augusta Audubon Society. March Cromer, R.B. Careers in Herpetology. Eastern Wayne High School, Goldsboro, NC. May Cromer, R.B. Served as Presenter & Instructor: Workshop for the Creation of Ephemeral Wetlands. Topic: Wetland Ecology of Amphibians and Reptiles. August Cromer, R.B. The Role of Natural and Anthropogenic Disturbance in Amphibian and Reptile Ecology. University of South Carolina at Aiken Lecture Series. March Cromer, R.B., J.D. Lanham, H.G. Hanlin, and E.S. Kilpatrick. Forest. National Conference for the Wildlife Society Meeting. Calgary, Canada. September Cromer, R.B., J.D. Lanham, H.G. Hanlin, and E.S. Kilpatrick. Forest. Graduate Research Forum. Clemson, S.C. April

7 2004 Cromer, R.B., C.A. Gresham, H.G. Hanlin, J.D. Lanham, V. Shelburne, D. Van Lear. Impact of Hurricane Generated Debris on Forest Floor Vertebrates in Bottomland Hardwood Forests. First Annual Southeastern Ecology and Evolution Conference. Atlanta, GA. March Cromer, R.B., J.D. Lanham, H.G. Hanlin, and E.S. Kilpatrick. Forest. South Carolina Chapter Meeting of the Wildlife Society. Columbia, S.C. February J.D. Lanham, R.B. Cromer, H.G. Hanlin, and E.S. Kilpatrick. Forest. Celebrate Research Forum. Clemson, S.C. November Cromer, R.B., C.A. Gresham, H.G. Hanlin, J.D. Lanham, V. Shelburne, D. Van Lear. Influence of Hurricane Generated Debris on Forest Floor Vertebrates. South Carolina Chapter Meeting of the Wildlife Society. Columbia, S.C. July Cromer, R.B., J.D. Lanham, H.G. Hanlin, and E.S. Kilpatrick. Forest. Graduate Research Forum. Clemson, S.C. April Cromer, R.B., J.D. Lanham, H.G. Hanlin, and E.S. Kilpatrick. Forest. South Carolina Chapter Meeting of the Wildlife Society. Clemson, S.C. February Lanham, J.D., R.B. Cromer, H.G. Hanlin. Functional Response of Herpetofauna to Gap and Skidder Rut Wetland Creation in a Southern Bottomland Hardwood Forest. Southern Forest Science Conference. Atlanta, GA. November Cromer, R.B., J.D. Lanham, H.G. Hanlin. Herpetofaunal Response to Gap and Skidder-Rut Wetland Creation in a Southern Bottomland Hardwood Forest Southeastern Conference of the Wildlife Society. Austin, TX. September Cromer, R.B., J.D. Lanham, H.G. Hanlin. Herpetofaunal Response to Gap and Skidder-Rut Wetland Creation in a Southern Bottomland Hardwood Forest. Symposium for Forested Wetlands. Charleston, S.C. February

8 HONORS AND AFFILITATIONS: The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology TriBeta (Biology Society) Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Wildlife Society Xi Sigma Pi 8